Bernard Durkan (Kildare North, Fine Gael)
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421. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if the deportation order in the case of a person (details supplied) will be revoked; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3777/20]

Charles Flanagan (Laois-Offaly, Fine Gael)
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The persons concerned are the subjects of Deportation Orders in the State and, as such, they are required to present to their local Immigration Office as and when requested. They are next due to present on 01 April 2020.

As a Deportation Order has been signed in respect of the persons concerned the enforcement of same becomes an operational matter for the Garda National Immigration Bureau (GNIB).  All future queries in relation to the enforcement of a Deportation Order should be directed to the GNIB.

It is open to the persons concerned to submit representations, pursuant to the provisions of Section 3(11) of the Immigration Act 1999 (as amended), to have their Deportation Orders revoked and they may do so in writing.  A request seeking to revoke a Deportation Order must set out any new facts or circumstances which have arisen since the original decision to deport was made.  Any such request submitted would be considered on its merits, having due regard to all refoulement issues.

Requests for the revocation of the Deportation Orders are non-suspensive of the Deportation Order made in respect of the applicant and, as such, if the persons concerned submit such a request, they are still required to 'present' to the Garda National Immigration Bureau.  Any such decision would be to ‘affirm’ or to ‘revoke’ the existing Deportation Orders.  In the meantime, the Deportation Orders remain valid and in place.

Queries in relation to the status of individual immigration cases may be made directly to my Department by e-mail using the Oireachtas Mail facility which has been specifically established for this purpose. This service enables up-to-date information on such cases to be obtained without the need to seek information by way of the Parliamentary Questions process. The Deputy may consider using the e-mail service except in cases where the response is, in the Deputy's view, inadequate or too long awaited.

Bernard Durkan (Kildare North, Fine Gael)
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422. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if procedures to revoke a deportation order in the case of a person (details supplied) will be facilitated; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3778/20]

Charles Flanagan (Laois-Offaly, Fine Gael)
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As the Deputy is aware, the person concerned is the subject of a Deportation Order. This Order requires the person concerned to remove themselves from the State and to remain outside the State thereafter. The enforcement of the Deportation Order is an operational matter for the Garda National Immigration Bureau.

Representations have been received on behalf of the person concerned requesting that the Deportation Order be revoked, pursuant to the provisions of Section 3(11) of the Immigration Act 1999 (as amended). This request will be considered as soon as possible. A decision will then be made to either "affirm" or "revoke" the existing Deportation Order. Once a decision has been made, it will be notified to the person concerned in writing. In the meantime, the Deportation Order remains valid and in place.

Requests for the revocation of a Deportation Order are non-suspensive even where the person concerned submits such a request and they are still required to 'present' to the Garda National Immigration Bureau as and when required.

Queries in relation to the status of individual cases may be made directly to my Department by e-mail using the Oireachtas Mail facility which has been specifically established for this purpose. This service enables up-to-date information on such cases to be obtained without the need to seek information by way of the Parliamentary Questions process. The Deputy may consider using the e-mail service except in cases where the response is, in the Deputy’s view, inadequate or too long awaited.